Sunday, October 20, 2013

First and last

This weekend was very busy for us. We had Thomas's last soccer game of the season. It was a chilly morning, but bright and sunny. Thomas finished out his season with four goals in the game and a win for the Panthers.

Soccer mom in Ethiopian gabi.  It was chilly, but I was warm.


A blurry phone picture of the mighty Panthers and their participation medals.

 We also had a big first this weekend: Candace and Sarah had their first real meet competing for Nebraska School of Gymnastics. We traveled to Ankeny, Iowa for the Jump Jivin' meet hosted by Triad Gymnastics. The girls had some rough routines on beam, but they had some bright spots and the meet went okay on the other three events as far as a first meet goes. Most importantly, they had a blast! Looking forward to watching them improve over the course of the season!

Sarah performing an arabesque...


... and a nice handstand in the first half of her beam routine.


Candace prepares for her handstand...


... and overshoots it, but look how nice and tight she is!



Sarah starts her floor routine while her teammates look on.


 Candace on floor.


 Sarah got fifth on vault!